The British Embassy in South Korea () is the diplomatic mission of the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
to
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. The British Ambassador to South Korea is
Colin Crooks
Colin Crooks LVO is a British diplomat serving as the British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea since 2022.
Previously he served as British Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from December 2018 to December 2021.
Prio ...
, since March 2022.
History
Starting on 11 October 2007, the embassy stopped processing
visa
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** Visa Debit card issued by the above company
** Visa Electron, a debit card
** Visa Plus, an interbank network
*Travel visa, a document that allows ...
requests. Requests after this date are handled by the visa application centre.
The embassy began offering free English-language education and jobs training to North Korean defectors in May 2011.
In August 2017, the embassy returned part of the land it owned on the street along the
Deoksu Palace
Deoksugung, also known as Gyeongun-gung, Deoksugung Palace, or Deoksu Palace, is a walled compound of palaces in Seoul that was inhabited by members of Korea's Royal Family during the Joseon monarchy until the annexation of Korea by Japan in ...
to create a pedestrian path.
See also
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South Korea–United Kingdom relations
The relationship between the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ( ko, 한영 관계, hanyeong gwangye) spans from the 19th century to the present day. Although the Republic of Korea gives 18 January 19 ...
*
Embassy of South Korea, London
The Embassy of South Korea in London, England, is the diplomatic mission of South Korea in the United Kingdom. South Korea also maintains a Cultural Centre at 1-3 Strand. The official ambassador’s residence is an elegantly understated villa (d ...
References
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Citations
Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
Diplomatic missions in Seoul
South Korea–United Kingdom relations
Jung District, Seoul
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